Jan. 7 - Feb. 12, 2022 with openings on Jan. 8 + Feb. 12 from 7-9pm
Join us this January and February for "Water is Thicker Than Blood", curated by Rachel Poonsiriwong. This exhibition explores the complexities of intergenerational and familial traumas alongside pathways to healing. The show highlights artists whose work has nurtured vulnerable spaces that reflect on emotional, cultural, or geographical rifts.
At its heart, "Water is Thicker than Blood" investigates the weaving of trauma into domesticity and genealogical systems. On a personal level, the featured works carry artists' intimate expressions of grief, longing, and discomfort. Collectively, this exhibition surfaces the intersectionality of familial rifts with many immigrant and diasporic experiences. Works in the show aim to acknowledge these shared experiences within many families as a byproduct of institutional failures during the pandemic.
"Water is Thicker than Blood" is an intermixture of healing practices and a coming-to-terms - each piece acts as a personal insight into an artist's memory. The show is most fully experienced as a gift, in which viewers honor and reciprocate the vulnerability that each artist has invested into their work. In a similar vein, viewers will have an opportunity to converse with the pieces as gateways for processing and articulating their own intergenerational traumas.
"Water is Thicker Than Blood" will be on view in the Root Division Gallery (by appt.) or online in our Square Store from January 7-February 12, 2022. Learn more and RSVP here: rootdivision.org/exhibition/water-is-thicker-than-blood
2nd Saturday Opening Reception: January 8, 2022 | 7-9 pm
2nd Saturday Closing Reception: February 12, 2022 | 7-9 pm
Free, RSVP at rootdivision.org.
Presented by Root Division.
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Join us this January and February for "Water is Thicker Than Blood", curated by Rachel Poonsiriwong. This exhibition explores the complexities of intergenerational and familial traumas alongside pathways to healing. The show highlights artists whose work has nurtured vulnerable spaces that reflect on emotional, cultural, or geographical rifts.
At its heart, "Water is Thicker than Blood" investigates the weaving of trauma into domesticity and genealogical systems. On a personal level, the featured works carry artists' intimate expressions of grief, longing, and discomfort. Collectively, this exhibition surfaces the intersectionality of familial rifts with many immigrant and diasporic experiences. Works in the show aim to acknowledge these shared experiences within many families as a byproduct of institutional failures during the pandemic.
"Water is Thicker than Blood" is an intermixture of healing practices and a coming-to-terms - each piece acts as a personal insight into an artist's memory. The show is most fully experienced as a gift, in which viewers honor and reciprocate the vulnerability that each artist has invested into their work. In a similar vein, viewers will have an opportunity to converse with the pieces as gateways for processing and articulating their own intergenerational traumas.
"Water is Thicker Than Blood" will be on view in the Root Division Gallery (by appt.) or online in our Square Store from January 7-February 12, 2022. Learn more and RSVP here: rootdivision.org/exhibition/water-is-thicker-than-blood
2nd Saturday Opening Reception: January 8, 2022 | 7-9 pm
2nd Saturday Closing Reception: February 12, 2022 | 7-9 pm
Free, RSVP at rootdivision.org.
Presented by Root Division.
Jan. 7 - Feb. 12, 2022 with openings on Jan. 8 + Feb. 12 from 7-9pm
Join us this January and February for "Water is Thicker Than Blood", curated by Rachel Poonsiriwong. This exhibition explores the complexities of intergenerational and familial traumas alongside pathways to healing. The show highlights artists whose work has nurtured vulnerable spaces that reflect on emotional, cultural, or geographical rifts.
At its heart, "Water is Thicker than Blood" investigates the weaving of trauma into domesticity and genealogical systems. On a personal level, the featured works carry artists' intimate expressions of grief, longing, and discomfort. Collectively, this exhibition surfaces the intersectionality of familial rifts with many immigrant and diasporic experiences. Works in the show aim to acknowledge these shared experiences within many families as a byproduct of institutional failures during the pandemic.
"Water is Thicker than Blood" is an intermixture of healing practices and a coming-to-terms - each piece acts as a personal insight into an artist's memory. The show is most fully experienced as a gift, in which viewers honor and reciprocate the vulnerability that each artist has invested into their work. In a similar vein, viewers will have an opportunity to converse with the pieces as gateways for processing and articulating their own intergenerational traumas.
"Water is Thicker Than Blood" will be on view in the Root Division Gallery (by appt.) or online in our Square Store from January 7-February 12, 2022. Learn more and RSVP here: rootdivision.org/exhibition/water-is-thicker-than-blood
2nd Saturday Opening Reception: January 8, 2022 | 7-9 pm
2nd Saturday Closing Reception: February 12, 2022 | 7-9 pm
Free, RSVP at rootdivision.org.
Presented by Root Division.
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Join us this January and February for "Water is Thicker Than Blood", curated by Rachel Poonsiriwong. This exhibition explores the complexities of intergenerational and familial traumas alongside pathways to healing. The show highlights artists whose work has nurtured vulnerable spaces that reflect on emotional, cultural, or geographical rifts.
At its heart, "Water is Thicker than Blood" investigates the weaving of trauma into domesticity and genealogical systems. On a personal level, the featured works carry artists' intimate expressions of grief, longing, and discomfort. Collectively, this exhibition surfaces the intersectionality of familial rifts with many immigrant and diasporic experiences. Works in the show aim to acknowledge these shared experiences within many families as a byproduct of institutional failures during the pandemic.
"Water is Thicker than Blood" is an intermixture of healing practices and a coming-to-terms - each piece acts as a personal insight into an artist's memory. The show is most fully experienced as a gift, in which viewers honor and reciprocate the vulnerability that each artist has invested into their work. In a similar vein, viewers will have an opportunity to converse with the pieces as gateways for processing and articulating their own intergenerational traumas.
"Water is Thicker Than Blood" will be on view in the Root Division Gallery (by appt.) or online in our Square Store from January 7-February 12, 2022. Learn more and RSVP here: rootdivision.org/exhibition/water-is-thicker-than-blood
2nd Saturday Opening Reception: January 8, 2022 | 7-9 pm
2nd Saturday Closing Reception: February 12, 2022 | 7-9 pm
Free, RSVP at rootdivision.org.
Presented by Root Division.
show less
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